{"id":8679,"date":"2025-09-20T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?p=8679"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:17:42","slug":"test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/test\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; injuries: Two Irish defensive backs are &#8220;game-time decisions;&#8221; preseason All-American cornerback Leonard Moore reportedly not in pads, not warming up; Moore and nickel back DeVonta Smith have ankle injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NDFootballPR\/status\/1969471719430651967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; Football official x\/twitter profile announced<\/a> that both preseason All-American starting cornerback Leonard Moore and lead &#8220;nickel back&#8221; (defensive back) DeVonta Smith are &#8220;game-time decisions&#8221; regarding their availability to play.\u00a0 Both have ankle injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Last week against Southern Cal, Purdue threw for more than 300 yards, in game that was 20-10 in the third quarter, with a final margin of 33-17.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NDFootball<\/a> availability update for today\u2019s game vs. Purdue (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC):<\/p>\n<p>CB Leonard Moore (right ankle) &amp; CB DeVonta Smith (right ankle) are game-time decisions. K Noah Burnette (right hip) is out.<\/p>\n<p>All other student-athletes on the two-deep this week are available.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NDFootballPR\/status\/1969471719430651967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Already listed as &#8220;questionable&#8221; on &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217;s&#8217; injury list, preaseason All-American Irish cornerback Leonard Moore was reportedly observed, roughly an hour before game time, still in street clothes and not warming up.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/irishillustratd\/status\/1969468726647857518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to <em>Irish Illustrated<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoIrish?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoIrish<\/a> cornerback Leonard Moore was in a hoodie and pants on the field, throwing passes to his teammates and did not warm up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irish Illustrated (@irishillustratd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irishillustratd\/status\/1969468726647857518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Irish take on the Boilermakers in The House That Rockne Built at 3:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 CT, 1:30 MT, 12:30 PT, live on NBC and &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; Football Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; Football official x\/twitter profile announced that both preseason All-American starting cornerback Leonard Moore and lead &#8220;nickel back&#8221; (defensive back) DeVonta Smith are &#8220;game-time decisions&#8221; regarding their availability to play.\u00a0 Both have ankle injuries. 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